Halloween is over, which means the chocolate pumpkins and bats are finally gone from stores replaced by chocolate Santas and trees. This is not a caloric improvement. Chow.com, in the spirit, are already flinging at us recipes for turkey, dressing, “leftover Christmas turkey, ham, and roast beef”, a good skewered-veggie video for “holiday party snacks”, and an “elegant Thanksgiving menu” including a cocktail called a 1621. This last involves brandy, apple juice, sparkling wine, and the unfortunate inclusion of what looks distressingly like a drowned crouton in the bottom of the glass. Actually it's a sugar cube but in the photographs it looks exactly like a drowned crouton. O well, you're not drinking it with your eyes. They've also got extraordinarily labor-intensive step-by-step instructions for making one's own “puffy rice snacks”. This involves a lesson in the physics of “rigid foams”, a hand blender to puree rice that has been cooked to porridge, and the use of a deep-fryer, and ends with the instruction “If it doesn't work, throw everything out and start over again”, so you'd probably do as well or better to buy your puffy rice snacks in a bag. I nonetheless include it for the curious.
Still on the holiday-menu theme, which we're not going to be rid of for two months so enjoy, Serious Eats bring us how and why to brine your turkey and how and why to spatchcock it. I've never spatchcocked a turkey but may try it this year.
Just in time for Arizona's exercise season, Summer Tomato has an entry on “Healthy Snacks For After Your Workout” – in a word, nuts. Also jerky (high in protein) or fruit (“Be careful with soft fruits, however, or you may end up with a gym bag filled with goo. Yes, I’m speaking from experience”). She's also got a healthy dessert recipe: sauteed Bosc pears with a balsamic vinegar reduction. Simply Recipes has a tasty and easy roasted broccoli recipe. Sprouted Kitchen has roasted butternut squash penne pasta with pistachio pesto. (dabs lips)
Tomorrow is National Harvey Wallbanger Day. The day after is National Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day, being in WW you must have a cabinet full of herbs and spices so I'm sure you can manage that. Sunday is Sundae Day, and the day after is Pizza With The Works Except Anchovies Day. And one week from today is the birthday (1863) of someone you owe a debt to and have probably never heard of: Leo Hendrik Baekeland, inventor of the first plastic that did not soften when heated: the black stuff pot handles are made of, Bakelite.
November 7th: National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8th: National Cappuccino Day, National Harvey Wallbanger Day
November 9th: National Scrapple Day, Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day; 1891, George A. Hormel opens his packing house, Austin, Minnesota
November 10th: National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11th: National Sundae Day; 1933, the first great dust storm of the Dust Bowl
November 12th: National Pizza With The Works Except Anchovies Day
November 13th: National Indian Pudding Day
November 14th: National Pickle Day, National Guacamole Day; Leo Hendrik Baekeland born, 1863; Prosper Montagné, creator of Larousse Gastronomique, born, 1865
Albertson's:
Free Honeysuckle White frozen turkey (up to $15.99) with $100 purchase OR
Beef crossrib/bottom round/London broil roasts, boneless, $5.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef crossrib or bottom round steaks, family pack, $6.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef eye round OR sirloin tip roast, boneless, $6.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork loin chops, boneless, $6.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, $1.89/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, whole in bag, $1.99/lb
Cook's ham, bone in, shank portion, $1.47/lb
Hormel spiral sliced hams, bone in, $1.99/lb
American Chef whole hams, boneless, $19.99 ea, buy 1 get 1 free
Boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $1.77/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Honeysuckle White turkey breast, bone in, frozen, $1.99/lb
Albertson's eggs, AA large, dozens, 99¢
Land O Lakes butter, 2/$5
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 20/$10
Deli: All Dietz & Watson STL hams, chicken/turkey breast, cheeses, $7.99/lb
Charlie's Pride roast beef/corned beef/Italian beef/pastrami, $5.99/lb
Stella Swiss/Muenster/Provolone/baby Swiss, $5.99/lb
Libby's vegetables, 14-15 oz cans, 2/$1
Barilla pasta, 24 oz jars, 2/$5, buy 2 get 2 Barilla pasta (12-16 boxes) free
Essential Everyday beans OR tomatoes, 14-15 oz cans, 69¢
Marie Callender's “Baked” entrees, 5/$10
Fuji apples, $1.49/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Winter squashes, butternut/acorn/spaghetti, 99¢/lb
Fresh Express bag salad “Iceberg Garden”, 99¢
Leeks, 99¢/lb
Bashas':
Beef crossrib/sirloin/bottom round steak or roast, buy 1 get 1 free
Ground beef chuck, value pack, $1.99/lb
Beef London broil, $5.99/lb
Beef New York steak, bone in, value pack, $4.99/lb
Pork shoulder steak, $3.49/lb
Farmland whole or half ham, boneless, $1.99/lb
Bashas' chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, 10 lbs/$10
Bashas boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Swordfish steaks, 6 oz portion, $4 ea
True cod fillets, $6.99/lb, “weather permitting”
Halibut fillets, 6 oz portion, $7 ea
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 10/$5
Deli: Boar's Head Sweet Slice ham, $6.99/lb
Ovengold turkey breast, $8.99/lb
“Deluxe” roast beef, $9.99/lb
“Classic” chicken, $6.99/lb
Stella Provolone cheese, $5.99/lb
Stella baby Swiss, loaf or wheel, $7.99/lb
Kellogg's cereals, 11-21 oz boxes, 4/$10, buy 4 get a gallon of milk free
Bertolli olive oil (healthy!), 17 oz bottles, $3.99
PictSweet frozen veg, 10-12 oz pkg, 2/$3
Barilla whole grain pasta, 12-16 oz boxes, $1.39
PopChips, 3.5 oz bags, $1.99
MorningStar Farms frozen entrees, 2/$8
Honeycrisp apples, 99¢/lb
Gala apples, $1.19/lb
Whole pineapples, 2/$5
Bartlett or Anjou pears, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Red/white/brown onions, 59¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 2/$1
Italian squash, 79¢/lb
Fresh spinach, 99¢/bunch
Fry's:
Fry's is having a “Case Lot Sale” – see last page.
Beef top/bottom/eye round, chuck, shoulder, sirloin tip, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, family pack, $5.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $2.79/lb (3 lb chub)
Center cut pork loin chops, bone in, family pack, $3.59/lb
Cook's half ham, bone in, $1.37/lb
Kroger frozen turkey, 10-20 lb, 79¢/lb
Frozen turkey breast, bone in, $1.69/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Kroger fish fillets OR scallops, 12 oz IQF bag, 25% off
Fry's milk, gallons, $1.57
Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, $3.29
Kroger sour cream or cottage cheese, 16 oz tubs, 4/$5
Kroger frozen veg, 9-12 oz bags, 10/$10
Green Giant frozen veg, 7-10 oz boxes, 10/$10
Blackberries, 6 oz box, 99¢
Apples: Gala, Fuji, Red/Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, 99¢/lb
Organic Honeycrisp apples, $2.99/lb
Simple Truth organic box salads, 5-9 oz, 2/$5
Zucchini OR yellow squash, 99¢/lb
Red or yellow bell peppers, 99¢ ea
Hass avocados, 99¢ ea
Safeway:
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Beef ribeye or t-bone steaks, value pack, $7.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork top loin chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $2.49/lb
Safeway spiral sliced half ham, $2.29/lb
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, bone in, value pack, 99¢/lb
Safeway turkeys, 8-24 lb frozen, 79¢/lb
Butterball turkeys, 10-24 lb frozen, 99¢/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Swai/tilapia /catfish fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts, 10/$5
Oroweat breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, $2.99
Campbell's “100% Natural” soups, buy 1 get 1 free
American Beauty pasta, 1 lb bags, 5/$5
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 89¢
Healthy Choice frozen entrees, $1.99
Fuji apples, 99¢/lb
Organic Opal apples, $1.99/lb
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
“Texas Ruby Red” grapefruit, 99¢ ea
Pomegranates, 2/$5
“Pristine” seedless green or “Scarlotta” seedless red grapes, $2.49/lb
Sprouts:
Beef New York steaks, boneless, $6.99/lb
Beef chuck roast or steaks, $4.99/lb
93/7 ground sirloin, $4.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
“Super-lean” ground pork, $2.99/lb
Pork tenderloin, $4.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, value pack, $1.99/lb
Chicken sausage, sweet or hot, $2.99/lb
Ground chicken breast or thighs, $2.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Sprouts butter, $2.99
Earthbound Farms frozen veg, 9-10 oz bags, 2/$4
Organic HoneyCrisp apples, $1.99/lb
Navel oranges, 3 lbs/$1
“Texas Rio Red” grapefruit, 3/$1
Organic Gala apples, 99¢/lb
Bananas, 49¢/lb
Kiwifruit, 4/$1
Braeburn, Golden Delicious or Jonagold apples, 99¢/lb
Bartlett or Bosc pears, 99¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Summer squashes, Italian/yellow/grey, 99¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 88¢ ea
Yellow onions, 49¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 49¢ ea
Red/gold/orange bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Addendum:
The Holiday Pricematching has begun. They're just trying to confooze me:
Albertson's “will match the price on our Honeysuckle White turkey (Grade A Frozen) to the lowest advertised price offered by Fry's, Safeway, or Bashas'”.
Fry's says “If you find a lower advertised price on a Grade A frozen turkey we will match it with our Kroger brand Grade A frozen turkey”.
Safeway in large type on Page 1 say “Guaranteed LOWEST PRICE on Frozen Turkeys!”, and then at the very bottom of Page 2 in letters a thirty-second of an inch high says “We will match any competitor's advertised price on USDA grade A frozen turkeys. Just present competitor's coupon, clipless coupon, or ad to your checker. All competitor's rules, guidelines and coupon terms apply. Price match does not apply to free turkey with purchase offer, Honeysuckle, Butterball, Empire, Jennie-O, Zacky Farms brands, and all fresh turkeys.”
Fry's is also throwing a “Case Lot Sale” apparently centered on the notion that you want to bake two cakes and a triple batch of cookies for every single person you have ever met in your life:
Fry's eggs, AA medium, 30 ct, $2.88
Kroger flour, 5 lb bags, 8 ct, $12.99
Kroger vegetable oil, 48 oz bottles, 9 ct, $23.99
Kroger Value white sugar, 4 lb bags, 10 ct, $19.99
Kroger brown OR powdered sugar, 2 lb bags, 12 ct, $16.99
Nestle chocolate morsels, 10-12 oz bags, 24 ct, $47.99 – that's a lot of chocolate even for me
Quaker oatmeal, 18 oz round box, 12 ct, $24.99
Kroger coconut, 14 oz bag, 12 ct, $16.99
Dole mandarin oranges, 11 oz cans, 12 ct, $17.99
Fetzer Sundial chardonnay, 750 ml bottles, 6 pg, $29.99 and boy are you going to need it
Good luck.
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